1927 -The first public display of a long distance television transmission was viewed by a group of newspaper reporters and dignitaries in the auditorium of AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York, via telephone lines from Washington, DC.

1933 – Prohibition in the United States was repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight.

1940 – Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.

1945 – Japanese battleship Yamato was sunk by Allied forces off the coast of Okinawa.

1946 – Syria’s independence from France was officially recognized.

1948 – The World Health Organization was established by the United Nations.

1949 – South Pacific (Broadway Musical) Opened on April 7, 1949 and Closed: January 16, 1954

1964 – IBM introduced its innovative System/360, the company’s first line of compatible mainframe computers that gave customers the option of upgrading from lower-cost models to more powerful, expensive ones.

1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.